Honour Quotes

Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.

I knew I would be running with so many people watching all over the world because of him. People love Bolt. He has many fans out there because of his great achievements and breaking world records in Olympics. I've done the same and it's a great honour. I'm happy and I'm happy for him.

People say I'm difficult and sometimes that's a badge of honour.

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.

Those placed in the position which I now occupy, commonly feel concern about their worthiness to receive the great honour which has been done them.

Only with the honour thus acquired can we earn the respect of our other compatriots as well.

One thing I have frankly decided is that when it comes to political reform we have two conservative parties in British politics. Both the Labour and Conservative parties have constantly and repeatedly failed to honour promises they have made about reforming, cleaning, modernising our clapped-out system.

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.

If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey.

I'm very conscious that I want the dance audience to respond and respect what I'm doing, so I'm always very true to the music and I honour the music in the way I see it - I don't mess around with the music.

To see and be acquainted with strangers, in especial with men in honour and authority.

I must therefore implore your indulgence for a pretty long and plain development of my views concerning that cause which the citizens of New York, and you particularly, gentlemen, honour with generous interest.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

Shakespeare and his work will always be relevant. He wrote those pieces hundreds of years ago and we haven't really changed as humans, have we? We have to deal with love, honour and adultery now - people were the same then, too - that's what's so wonderful and powerful.

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.

1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honour for art and science. These titles and the various honors mean a great deal to me, most of all for the reason that they would mean a great deal to my parents too.